2013
Structural basis for KIT receptor tyrosine kinase inhibition by antibodies targeting the D4 membrane-proximal region
Reshetnyak AV, Nelson B, Shi X, Boggon TJ, Pavlenco A, Mandel-Bausch EM, Tome F, Suzuki Y, Sidhu SS, Lax I, Schlessinger J. Structural basis for KIT receptor tyrosine kinase inhibition by antibodies targeting the D4 membrane-proximal region. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2013, 110: 17832-17837. PMID: 24127596, PMCID: PMC3816449, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1317118110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKIT antibodyReceptor tyrosine kinase inhibitionGastrointestinal stromal tumorsAcute myeloid leukemiaDurable disease controlTyrosine kinase inhibitorsTyrosine kinase inhibitionSomatic oncogenic mutationsUnique therapeutic approachClinical progressionStromal tumorsMyeloid leukemiaTherapeutic approachesDramatic responseTreatment of KITDrug resistanceDisease controlIsolated antibodyKIT inhibitionKinase inhibitorsAntibodiesCancerCell proliferationOncogenic mutationsKinase inhibition
2007
Structural Basis for Activation of the Receptor Tyrosine Kinase KIT by Stem Cell Factor
Yuzawa S, Opatowsky Y, Zhang Z, Mandiyan V, Lax I, Schlessinger J. Structural Basis for Activation of the Receptor Tyrosine Kinase KIT by Stem Cell Factor. Cell 2007, 130: 323-334. PMID: 17662946, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2007.05.055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceBinding SitesCrystallography, X-RayDimerizationDiseaseEnzyme ActivationHumansLigandsModels, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataMutationProtein BindingProtein Structure, SecondaryProtein Structure, TertiaryProto-Oncogene Proteins c-kitStem Cell FactorStructure-Activity RelationshipConceptsStem cell factorReceptor dimerizationLigand-induced receptor dimerizationCell factorMultiple cellular responsesTyrosine kinase activationReceptor tyrosine kinase KITKIT dimerizationTyrosine kinase KITDomain D4Structural basisCritical residuesKinase activationSCF stimulationCellular responsesConformational changesOncogenic mutationsCultured cellsAmino acidsPoint mutationsKIT activationEntire ectodomainKinase KITKey hallmarksSole role